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GAINESVILLE,
Fla. – A shot with less than 90 seconds left in the final overtime gave No. 19
South Carolina a 2-1 double overtime victory over No. 8 Florida in front of 1,511
fans Friday evening at the James G. Pressly Stadium.

Friday’s SEC Scores

Alabama 3, Georgia 2 OT

Tennessee 3, No. 25 Mississippi 0

Missouri 1, Vanderbilt 1 2OT

LSU 5, Arkansas 3

Kentucky 3, Mississippi State 1

Texas A&M 3, Auburn 1

Both of South Carolina’s goals came off
headers. The golden goal came at 108:36 when Taylor Leach headed in Chelsea
Drennan’s corner kick to give USC its second overtime win in the all-time
25-match series between the teams. The Gamecocks scored in the 37th minute
when the lofted ball sent by Christine Watts from the top of the Gators’
defensive third was headed in by Bay Daniel from eight yards.

The Gators tied the match just before
halftime. With the opening half clock waning, Havana
Solauntook
the ball end line. USC goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo got her hands on it but
couldn’t cleanly control the ball and it bounced just above the six-yard box.
Freshman Savannah
Jordan’s left foot placed the ball in the goal with just 31
seconds remaining in the half.

GATOR PERFORMANCE NOTES:

·With
12 goals in 12 matches, Jordan is tied for third among the nation’s goals
leaders. Sophomore Rachel Daly of St. John’s leads the nation with 14 goals.

·Jordan
has scored a goal in each of the Gators’ last four Friday matches

RECORDS: Florida (8-3-1, 2-2 SEC);
South Carolina (10-1-1, 3-1 SEC).

THE SERIES: Florida leads the
series 20-4-1 all-time.

QUOTESTalk
a little about double overtime and tying it up before half time.

“The comeback goal right before the half was
big. To go into halftime tied, that was a great situation for us. I think what
happened in the second half is we let the game get away from us a little bit.
We didn’t really play the way we like to play. It was hard because they were
putting good numbers behind the ball, so there wasn’t a lot of space behind
them, and we started going long and we’re not good at going long. In the end it
comes down to a set piece that they executed well, I’ll give them credit for
that. That player was dangerous on set pieces all game because she had a couple
other good looks.” – Florida coach Becky Burleigh

On the offsides call which disallowed a Savannah
Jordan goal in the second overtime:

“We didn’t have a good angle from where we
were to see it. Obviously we’ll take a look at that on tape, but it’s not going
to change the outcome of the game.” – Florida coach Becky Burleigh

What are the team’s chances in the SEC?

“Well I think that we have an uphill battle,
but we’re certainly not out of it. We’ve got to keep plugging away. We’ve got
to get three points on Sunday.” – Florida coach Becky Burleigh

On her equalizer in the first half:

“It happened really fast. The ball came in
from Havana (Solaun) and, I think it deflected off the defender, I just hit it
in. It was great because it kind of changed the game a little bit right before
half. I think it helped a little bit going into halftime. We were a little more
confident. So I’m glad we were able to score right before halftime.” – freshman
forward Savannah Jordan

On her goal called offsides in the second
overtime:

“Obviously I wish it wasn’t offsides. It’s
not my call, it’s the ref’s. I don’t know if it was or not, but it was close, I
know that. Unfortunately it was offsides, so I guess I just got unlucky there.”
– freshman forward Savannah Jordan

WORTH NOTINGBefore
tonight, Florida’s last 12 overtime matches ended in a win or a tie for a
record of 7-0-5 during that stretch…Florida’s last overtime loss came in 2009
NCAA Second Round action when UF fell 1-0 to Oregon State in Columbus, Ohio…last
overtime loss versus a SEC team was in 2009, a 3-2 2OT decision at Mississippi also
on Oct. 4…it was Oct. 1, 2004 when Florida last registered an overtime loss in
home SEC play (Tennessee 2-1 2OT)…this was the second consecutive Friday the
Gators met a top-25 team, as Florida claimed a 4-1 win at then No. 24
Mississippi on Sept. 27.

UP NEXT:

The Gators continue home action
Sunday when they face Auburn (4-7-1, 0-4 SEC). Match time is
set for 2 p.m. ET at Pressly Stadium and admission is free. The Tigers lost 3-1
to Texas A&M Friday in Auburn, Ala.

Sunday’s match airs live on CSS
and CST (Gainesville/Ocala Cox cable channel 259 or 1259) with Melissa Lee and Cameron
Broome calling the action.Audio and stats are available on GatorZone.com and streaming video can be seen on ESPN3.